2 Corintios 3:1-18 NVI

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

‘And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant. Not of the letter, but of the spirit, for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life.’ And this is the confidence that he has, a confidence that he has through Christ as he looks towards God. His confidence is not in himself, or in his own resources, but in the fact... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:7-8

The Contrast Between the Old and the New, Between Moses’ Covenant and Christ’s Covenant (2 Corinthians 3:7-11 ) ‘But if the ministration of death, written, and engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which glory was passing away, how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?’ At the thought of the new covenant he now digresses as he considers the wonder of what he is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:9

‘For if the ministration of condemnation has glory, much rather does the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.’ He compares the two covenants. The one administered condemnation. It pointed man to his sin but could do nothing further for him (although God did provide through the sacrificial system a means of atonement. But even that became trivialised - Isaiah 1:11-15). But the other actually administers righteousness. It firstly makes men righteous in the sight of God (2 Corinthians... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:10-11

‘For truly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.’ ‘In this respect’ or ‘in this case’ may also be translated ‘partially’ (thus ‘that which has been made glorious partially has not been made glorious’ i.e fully glorious), but either way the sense is clear. For while we can certainly say that the first was made glorious, its glory is... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:12-14

Consideration of the Consequences of the Difference In the Two Covenants (2 Corinthians 3:12-18 ) ‘Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, and are not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel should not look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away, but their minds were hardened, for up to this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, it not being revealed to them that it is done away in Christ.’ The... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:15

‘But to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.’ The final phrase in 2 Corinthians 3:14 is repeated, but this time going a step further and applies the veil, not to ‘Moses’ but to their own heart. For the fact is that it is not just ‘Moses’ (the Torah) that is veiled, there is a veil on their own hearts. It is there as a result of their choice. They chose to let Moses wear the veil. Now they choose not to come to the light of God (John 3:19). They prefer darkness,... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:16

‘But whenever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.’ Here we have to interpret ‘it’. So, it could mean ‘but whenever the heart (referring back to 2 Corinthians 3:15) of a man turns to the Lord’, or ‘whenever there is a turning to the Lord’ or ‘whenever a person turns to the Lord’, the veil is taken away. The overall idea is the same and the verb gives the impression of the swiftness of it. The person looks and lives. ‘To the Lord.’ Taken in context we would expect ‘the Lord’ to... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:17

‘Now the Lord is the spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.’ We must probably see this as an explanation of Whom ‘the Lord’ is in 2 Corinthians 3:16. If ‘the Lord’ there refers back to the Lord in the Old Testament because it has Jews in mind, then this is simply pointing out that the Spirit of the Lord is the Lord manifested in power. The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom, freedom from the Law, freedom from condemnation. Turning... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:18

‘But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror (or ‘beholding intently’) the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.’ The literal order of the words is ‘but we all with unveiled face the glory of the Lord beholding as in a mirror.’ So we could translate, ‘beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord (manifested) with unveiled face (singular)’. So the first question must be as to whose face is here seen as... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

2 Corinthians 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 4:10 . The Splendour of the Apostolic Ministry in Spite of its Outward Lowliness.2 Corinthians 3:1-Joshua : . One of the charges laid against Paul had probably been that of overweening self-esteem, leading to a claim to greater authority than rightfully belonged to him. One of the means used by his enemies had been “ letters of introduction” from high authorities, possibly apostles in Jerusalem. Was he not now displaying only too clearly the reasonableness of... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:7-8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:10-11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:12-14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:17

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:18

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

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